DataPacRat comments on October 2014 Bragging thread. - Less Wrong
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Hm... have you archive-binged on, say, Worm, or Homestuck yet? (If not - there go the next few weeks of your spare time... >;) )
I certainly intend to.
That's a bit trickier. I try to keep a weather eye on the publishing industry, and various authours' blogs - but I don't have any contacts that would get my manuscript out of the slush pile and to a real human's attention. I have no objection to the /idea/ of getting a professional editor to improve the manuscript; I just don't know how to play Six Degrees to actually /find/ such an individual, gain their attention, and convince them to spend the time to read 220,000-and-counting words. (Mind you, at least I wouldn't have to overcome the hurdle of convincing such a person to read a /fan/-fiction manuscript... :) )
You're quite welcome.
And feel free to add comments to the GoogleDoc for any particular details that you think could be made even better. :)
DataPacRat:
Worm destroyed my productivity for a really long time. I loved that one. That's another one where I hope the author will get it published. I've been holding off reading Pact until it is done.
I have to look up Homestuck. If it is anything like S.I. or Worm, it will be worth the lost productivity.
The only thing I would have changed so far is the part where the group brainstorms names. It goes on too long. It was humorous through about half-way, then its continuation made the point of "this is how to brainstorm," which I assume is what you were up to. But I'd stop about 75% through the list. But ... given that I liked all of the rest, I have to think that your judgment on it is better than mine.
Max L.